#FreeTheFemme: The aesthetics of survival | Hari Nef | TEDxConnecticutCollege

Hari Nef discusses questions of representation and identity that women--particularly trans women--face, and calls for greater tolerance and acceptance of the varying ways they chose to express their femininity. Hari Nef is an actor, model, and activist. Named the “tumblr-age Chloë Sevigny“ by Vogue, Hari signed with IMG Models in May 2015 as the first openly transgender woman in history to sign an international modeling contract. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but i